Westchester Schools Rank Among State's Best

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Ten Westchester County schools were ranked in the top 40 for New York state, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Several Westchester high schools were listed in the recent rankings released by U.S. News and World Report.
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Joe Jenkins

04/20/2016 5:00 a.m.

Rye was the top-rated high school in Westchester, coming in 85th in the nation and 10th in the state.

U.S. News & World Report enlisted the help of social science research firm RTI International to compile its rankings. They measured schools using four key metrics:

Math and reading proficiency for all students
Testing proficiency for disadvantaged students
Graduation rates
College readiness via Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test data.

The top-rated school in the country was Mission San Jose High in Freemont, Calif.

The eight other Westchester high schools to crack the top 40 were:

Edgemont (No. 20)
Yonkers High School (No. 26)
Horace Greeley (No. 27)
Pleasantville (No. 29)
Byram Hills (No. 30)
Rye Neck (No. 31)
Blind Brook (No. 32)
Hastings (No. 33)
Irvington (No. 35)

Many other Westchester schools were ranked beyond the Top 40 in the state.

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